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Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following tables present the changes in the balances of each component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss including reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended October 2, 2020 and September 27, 2019. All amounts are net of tax and noncontrolling interest, if any.

			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components
			Net Unrecognized Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Cost						Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment						Unrealized Gain on Hedging Activities						Total
			(In thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2020			$	(106,500)					$	(421,889)					$	44,544					$	(483,845)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications:
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(389)						(31,747)						1,894						(30,242)
Loss on long-term intra-entity foreign currency transactions			—						(18,023)						—						(18,023)
Loss on net investment hedges			—						—						(12,700)						(12,700)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			(389)						(49,770)						(10,806)						(60,965)
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss			2,814						—						—						2,814
Net Other comprehensive income (loss)			2,425						(49,770)						(10,806)						(58,151)
Balance at October 2, 2020			$	(104,075)					$	(471,659)					$	33,738					$	(541,996)

			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components
			Net Unrecognized Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Cost						Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment						Unrealized Gain on Hedging Activities						Total
			(In thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2019			$	(80,794)					$	(752,989)					$	38,238					$	(795,545)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications:
Foreign currency translation adjustment			859						(120,722)						(304)						(120,167)
Loss on long-term intra-entity foreign currency transactions			—						(4,197)						—						(4,197)
Gain on net investment hedges			—						—						14,258						14,258
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges			—						—						167						167
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			859						(124,919)						14,121						(109,939)
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(22,704)						—						—						(22,704)
Noncontrolling interest share repurchase			—						(20,962)						—						(20,962)
Net Other comprehensive income (loss)			(21,845)						(145,881)						14,121						(153,605)
Balance at September 27, 2019			$	(102,639)					$	(898,870)					$	52,359					$	(949,150)

Tangible Equity Units

The proceeds from the issuance of the TEUs were allocated initially to equity and debt based on the relative fair value of the respective components of each TEU as follows:

			TEU prepaid stock purchase contracts						TEU amortizing notes						Total
			(In millions, except per unit amounts)
Fair value per unit			$	84.39					$	15.61					$	100.00
Gross proceeds			$	388.2					$	71.8					$	460.0
Less: Issuance costs			10.4						1.9						12.3
Net proceeds			$	377.8					$	69.9					$	447.7

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